the heaper jeeper project
 

well i just purchased a 1998 Cherokee sport, has 135,000 miles on it. came lifted...3" rustys lift with AAL and some crappy 31's

havent done much so far....got new tires and bed lined below the trim...this is how she looks now.....



and to come
-4.6 L stroker
-black crager soft 8's
-fender trim and bushwacker fenders
-4.5" RC long arm kit
-new tires probably 32's
-custom fab front and rear bumper
-JCR low pro roof rack
-auto locker in front and aussie locker in back
-winch and all the other recovery goodies

any other ideas?

the beginning of the engine build.....and then two hours later. do work son!

lol didnt even notice the kokanee golf cart was in the background....and looks like i need new tires on my bike:bangin:......

Puttin the new engine in tomarrow!!! and gettin new rims on wednesday...cant wait :icon_cheesygrin:
ill post some pics of my engine before i drop it in and after. already sold the engine comin out of it too...$700...almost time for a new lift.

how hard is it to do the stroker i have been thinkin about doing it when mine decides to give out

not hard at all. just got to get a crank and rods from a 4.2L and bore the block. there are all sorts of stroker kits out there. the engine im puttin in isnt a stroker though :icon_cry: it came outta of a 99' and was my first rebuild so kinda a practice runner. that and found out that the 98+ blocks arent prime candidates for a stroker due to a camshaft redesign. im goin to build a stroker this summer with a 97' or earlier block, and the head from a 93-95. i chose this combo because of the older single groove valves on the head and the block still uses the older cam design.

hmmm ok i have a 99 so would the best bet be to go with the same years our thinking about

ya i would. would produce the best stroker. use your intake from your 99 tho...if its the redesign

nice man. ive been wanting a 3 inch lift, pretty awesome.

heres my engine, gettin ready to put it on the hoist n drop it in...
has all the good stuff in it...
aluminum pistons, chrome moly rings,high volume oil pump, high volume water pump, performance distributors igniton, E3 diamond fires, and of course put my banks header and K&N intake on, oh and bored the throttle body. basically a brand new engine!!:D

my lil helper... kinda looks like one of the Beverly Hillbilly's huh....

well got the engine in. running great except that she vibrates a lil around 2500-3000 RPM:confused1:. dunno what thats about:dunno:. gonna break her in a bit and if i doesnt go away im going to the machine shop and causin hell, cause its most likely the rotating assembly, and i didnt do any of that ***** :cursing:
crossing my fingers tho....:sweatdrop: hopefully it works itself out....

Engine looks great, Id love to fix up my engine but I dont have an engine hoist =/.

whered u get that valve cover

nice build, and really nice engine